1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/services/files/create_dir_service.rb b/app/services/files/create_dir_service.rb
index 71272fb5707..6107254a34e 100644
--- a/app/services/files/create_dir_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/files/create_dir_service.rb
@@ -5,5 +5,16 @@ module Files
     def commit
       repository.commit_dir(current_user, @file_path, @commit_message, @target_branch)
     end
+
+    def validate
+      super
+
+      unless @file_path =~ Gitlab::Regex.file_path_regex
+        raise_error(
+          'Your changes could not be committed, because the file path ' +
+          Gitlab::Regex.file_path_regex_message
+        )
+      end
+    end
   end
 end